In order to prepare the application for a Design or Model (single
or multiple), a name and drawings or photographic reproductions
are required. A power of attorney is also required.
Applications for models are available for public inspection immediately
after filing, however it is possible to defer public vision thereof
until twelve months from the filing date, upon express request,
which should be made upon filing.
Designs and Models
Duration: 25 years from the filing date.
Multiple Models
Duration: 25 years from the filing date.
A single application for a multiple model enables up to one hundred
models to be protected, on the condition that they belong to the
same class of the International Classification of models (the
Locarno Classification applies).
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